YOUR American English Needs More Breath! 10 Tips
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- One of the common issues my students have with American English placement is, even if they produce sounds from the right area, the sound can still be stiff, stilted, or tense. If this sounds like a problem you have with placement in American English and you are looking for techniques to increase the flow of air and breath through your throat, then these 10 techniques may be just the thing to sound more natural, relaxed, and resonant!
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Who am I? My name is Geoff Anderson. I got my MA in Teaching English as a Second Language in 2012, and have been teaching since 2010. I've studied Italian to around level C1-C2. I was also an IELTS examiner for the speaking/writing tests for 3 years.
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Hi, jeoff, these are extremely crucial tips i enjoyed it a lot I'm crazy about your accent im not just watch your videos but also i imitate you thanks.
thanks for watching and the kind words!
The tip is not only beneficial for speaking but also for health too!
you're not wrong!!
thanks Mei for looking out for all of us!
I did this after my nap and the breathing got me really relaxed, not gonna lie!
quanto vorrei schiacciare un pisolino (purtroppo il mio capo ha 3 anni e non mi permette di farlo)
Glad to hear Denny, thanks as always!
@@FluentAmerican la vita da papà è dura huh hahahaha
@@dennybuck8777 eh già!
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@@FluentAmerican Wow, I will!
Really helpful tips! it takes practice to internalize those tips especially adjusting the posture and actively keeping that in mind.
appreciate it, Hamid! I especially find the laughing tip to be super helpful, as well as pushing the tongue forward
Hey Geoff, another great video! I think especially the last tip could be quite helpful to me. I noticed that some sounds are coming out more naturally. Even for the light L, I don't need to touch the top of my mouth. Do you also speak most of the time with the front of the tongue forward, behind your lower teeth?
it's hard because it's not something I'm constantly paying attention to, but in all honesty, I think most light L.s could be replaced with dark Ls if you wanted. Thank you!
This is gonna help me a lot! captain accent is doing a great job as well.
appreciate the kind words Hasan! I'll pass them along
Thank you for the tips! Being tense definitely is one thing that makes me sound less natural. 4:57 "hahaha"- that takes me back to the singer's laugh😂
thank YOU! yeah, I can't make a video anymore without thinking of him a little bit. I guess that's part of his master plan
We have even more breathing tips here! czcams.com/video/gzmyR83FdH0/video.html
Bro I need to say one thing your videos are helpful 🔥🔥🔥
Keep doing it💖💖💖
thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouragement and your letting me know how they have helped!
Man, you rock! I love watching your videos. Where were you hidden?
ha! buried in the algorithms, but slowly getting out
I watched your all placement videos and have been practicing for a long but I find it harder to get when I let my voice go lower it turns out to be scratchy like a spoiled radio. my voice started shaking inside as if I were sick, Can you suggest sth, please?
Hi Shumaila! Thanks for the support and question!
That "radio" effect you mention sounds like what is called a vocal fry-- your throat can actually be relaxing too much! The last step at the end of this video may actually be helpful--try holding a vowel sound for a few seconds, and as you notice that "scratchy" sound, push the tip of your tongue gently against your bottom front tooth.
Also, it could be that we are forcing the sound a bit too low as well; if you project from a slightly higher place, do you notice the issue as well?
Feel free to send me a voice message on Instagram or email a voice message with vocaroo!
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Thanks so much! Are the exercises working well for you?
Hey where should I send my voice clips for you to analyze my accent? Can I share my own YT videos instead ?
Also great video as always!
If you'd like, I can make a video where I analyze a video of yours! Thanks for the kind words
@@FluentAmerican I’d love that! But I will make a new video just because the other stuff isn’t really all that shareable😅
Can I send you the link within a day so you can analyze my accent to help me ascertain what’s wrong and how I can fix it
please do!
@@FluentAmerican Hey sorry for the 2 weeks delay but made a video discussing a poem of William Arthur Ward. Hope you can watch that to analyze my accent and rate my fluency, and derive some value from the ideas shared from the poem.
taking a look
is the pirate Greg?
nope! unfortunately we couldn't book him from New York